Memorandum submitted to CM
IMPHAL, Apr 25: District Level Co-ordinating Team (DCT) Federation, Tamenglong district submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh.
The memorandum said that the present Executive Director of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) under the chairmanship of Autonomous...

The proposed Manipur (Village Authority in Hill Areas) (Amendment) Act, 2011 should be affected at the earliest if the amendment is to be made regarding the post of Chairmanship of village authority. It may be pertinent to mention that the Hill Commissioner, Govt of Manipur in its letter No.9/26/92-CHA(i)...

TAMENGLONG, Apr 23: Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Madan Lokur, Advocate General of Manipur N Koteshwar, Advocate of Gauhati High Court, Imphal Branch Rajenlung Kamei and Assistant Registrar of Gauhati High Court, Kohima Branch were among the high ranking legal officials who landed at Tamenglong...

Body disposal
IMPHAL, Apr 23: An unidentified male body has been recovered from near Bongbal Khullen, which is about 25 kilometers north east of Yairipok police station.
It is said that at about 11 am yesterday Yairipok police received information about the corpse, which has been brought to JNIMS morgue...

IMPHAL, Apr 5: Accusing Tamei AC MLA Awangbou Newmai of using inappropriate language and outright disrespect to the official rights of District Council at DRDA Office, Tamenglong district on March 31, altogether 14 Members of Tamenglong ADC headed by their Chairman G Soihem Haomei has urged the Manipur...

IMPHAL, Apr 3: In a quest for accurate judgment over allegations and counter allegations often made against road construction works undertaken under various development projects in the State, a handful of elders from Tamenglong district have raised their concern about a Court Order directing a committee...

IMPHAL, Mar 31: In an apparent display against the State Govt’s failure to supply power in Tamenglong, candidates today wore black badges while appearing for their matric examinations in the Zeliangrong dominated district.
The remote district has been reeling under prolonged power cut since the last...

Micro-finance
IMPHAL, Mar 18: A two day workshop on the issues facing the micro-finance sector was held at New Delhi on March 15. The theme of the year’s conference was “Reengineering Microfinance: Need for New Products and Policies. Shashi Kant Sharma, secretary finance sector, Ministry of...

IMPHAL, Mar 14: PIB (DW) has claimed that 11 AR achieved a major success in their drive against extortion activities of the UG groups when they apprehended the finance in-charge of NSCN (IM) for Zeliangrong region, George Gonmei s/o Abuan r/o Thuijang Imphal.
A PIB (DW) press release said that troops...

Introduction of Mushroom cultivation as an industry will be the pivotal role for employment and income generation.
Horticulture which includes fruits, vegetables, roots and tubers, mushrooms, floriculture, medicinal and aromatic plants, cashew, coconut, and oil palm has been emerging as an important...

Shop burgled, bomb found
IMPHAL, Mar 9: A complaint has been filed to the police with regard to theft of Rs 21,200 from an iron and cement shop located at Khoyathong area on the intervening night of March 8 and 9.
As per complaint by the shop owner namely Thokchom Sunil of Kongpal Kongkham Leikai, unknown...

Hmar Hills on the Manipur-Mizoram border is one of the most neglected regions in the country. Image Credit: Robert L Sungte.
Following India’s Independence in 1947, the Government of India placed Manipur, then a princely state with mixed populations (tribal people constituting about 36 p.c. of the...